Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, it was not the perfect film. But at the time it was pretty good. The only way it seemed to work well was when you really stood on the exposure. You should have seen the density of the studio negs we produced with the stuff. That is the only way it really worked. I will have to try some of the portra as of late its been pretty much normal Fuji stock for me. One film I think was horrible was the first VPH. God awful grain and poor tone separation. Many of your posts about Tmax 400 are on the button. I think what made for many the bad transition to Tmax films was sloppy darkroom processing techniques. With the old tri x you could be a slob and not be noticed. Tmax 400 needs precision in processing and then and only then will it give you the results. Tmax 100 is in the same league. I think they are both lovely films when used correctly. Tri x was maligned as being grainy by some and of course that is due to processing mistakes. I have had great results with Tri x when properly processed, even to the point of 16X20 enlargements. I consider the grain moderate in that size of proper negs. gck